Category: Announcements
Board of Directors Announcement of Executive Director Transition
With deep appreciation for his years of outstanding leadership, ACE is announcing that Executive Director Jon Bockman will soon be transitioning from his role on the staff to a new role on the Board of Directors. This will allow Jon to pursue other opportunities while continuing to provide guidance for ACE, … Read more
ACE’s Decision to Rescind our Recommendation of The Humane Society of The United States’ Farm Animal Protection Campaign
In the past week, numerous serious allegations of misconduct have been reported regarding The Humane Society of the United States’ (HSUS) former President and CEO Wayne Pacelle and former vice President of HSUS’ Farm Animal Protection Campaign (FAPC) Paul Shapiro1 during their tenure at the organization. … Read more
Updated Charity Recommendations: December 2017
ACE updates our recommendations each year by December 1. This year, we are publishing our recommendations a few days early in order to have our most recent updates live in time for Giving Tuesday.
We’re excited to announce that our newest Top Charities are Animal Equality, … Read more
Updated Recommendations: December 2015
Animal Charity Evaluators updates our recommendations each year on December 1. This year we’re proud to announce that our top charities are Animal Equality, Mercy For Animals, and The Humane League – the same organizations that we selected last year. All three groups continue to operate in an effective fashion and showed substantial growth over the past year. … Read more
Introducing the Effective Animal Advocacy Research Library
While there is no single academic field of study that might be called “effective altruism studies” or “effective animal advocacy studies,” this certainly does not mean there is no published research relevant to the work of animal advocates. ACE pays close attention to new publications that have a bearing on animal welfare issues, … Read more
2015 Guide to Giving and Trifold Brochure
Note: Our estimate of “animals spared” used in our printed materials was not optimally updated to our reflect our latest available data. We acknowledge this mistake, but don’t believe it significantly affects our overall message and thus will continue to use these materials for the duration of 2015. … Read more
Even More Matching!
We aren’t the only ones impressed by your generosity! Because of your show of support, a generous donor has committed to extend matching funds to $40,000! … Read more
Matching Drive – Double Your Impact!
Every donation to ACE through November 19 will be doubled up to $25,000. If you want to maximize your donation, now is the perfect time to support our work! … Read more
A New Name, a New Site, and a New Beginning
I’m proud to write our first blog post as Animal Charity Evaluators. Please explore our site to find exciting fresh content on being an effective advocate for animals. … Read more
New Director of Research
After a long search and considering dozens of candidates, EAA [now ACE] proudly welcomes Allison Smith to our team as Director of Research. She has volunteered with EAA in the past, has a strong background in mathematics, and significantly strengthens our team. Please join me in welcoming Allison! … Read more
EAA: Mission, Method, and Merger!
(NOTE: This post was made under Animal Charity Evaluators’ previous name, Effective Animal Activism.)
We’re in the midst of an exciting era for effective animal altruists. Animal advocacy groups are getting serious about increasing effectiveness. Every month brings exciting projects, and the volume of new studies and research projects is expanding faster than ever before. … Read more
Letter from EAA’s New Executive Director – Jon Bockman
(NOTE: This post was made under Animal Charity Evaluators’ previous name, Effective Animal Activism.)
Hello everyone! This is my first month as the Executive Director of EAA, and I couldn’t be more excited. Public interest around concern for animals is rapidly gaining momentum. … Read more
Welcome to Effective Animal Activism
(NOTE: This post was made under Animal Charity Evaluators’ previous name, Effective Animal Activism.)
Welcome to the Effective Animal Activism blog!
Effective Animal Activism is an online resource and international community for people who are dedicated to reducing the suffering of animals. … Read more